Perspectives of Mental Health Professionals and Patients on Self-Injury in Psychiatry: A Literature Review

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maartje Bosman ◽  
Berno van Meijel
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (33) ◽  
pp. 327-332
Author(s):  
Viviane Venturi ◽  
Luiz Faustino dos Santos Maia ◽  
Ana Maria Sanches ◽  
Cidia Vasconcellos

Pessoas que vivem em situação de rua foram caracterizadas como pessoas que não dispunham de uma moradia fixa. A partir deste contexto observamos que cada vez mais pessoas vivem excluídas de seus direitos básicos. Este trabalho visa compreender a saúde mental de pessoas que vivem em situação de rua. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo de revisão da literatura, através de artigos encontrados nas bases de dados SCIELO, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde e sites governamentais, onde foram encontrados 45 artigos, dos quais foram selecionados 13 artigos para o desenvolvimento do presente trabalho. Observou-se a importância dos consultórios de rua como porta de entrada das pessoas que vivem em situação de rua no acesso aos serviços de saúde e consequentemente contribuindo para a sua reinserção na sociedade. As pessoas que vivem em situação de rua vivem de forma vulnerável, suscetíveis a vários fatores que podem comprometer a sua saúde física e mental, os profissionais que trabalham com essa população através dos consultórios na rua, devem estar preparados para atender essa demanda e toda a singularidade.Descritores: Consultório na rua, Pessoas em situação de rua, Assistência à saúde. Chemical dependency: mental health of homeless peopleAbstract: People living on the streets were characterized as people who did not have a fixed home. From this context, we observe that more and more people are excluded from their basic rights. This work aims to understand the mental health of people living on the streets. It is a descriptive study of literature review, through articles found in the SCIELO databases, Virtual Health Library and government websites, where 45 articles were found, of which 13 articles were selected for the development of this work. It was observed the importance of street clinics as a gateway for people living on the streets in accessing health services and consequently contributing to their reintegration into society. People living on the streets live in a vulnerable way, susceptible to various factors that can compromise their physical and mental health, professionals who work with this population through street offices must be prepared to meet this demand and the entire community. singularity.Descriptors: Street Clinic, Homeless Persons, Health care. Dependencia química: salud mental de las personas sin hogarResumen: Las personas que vivían en la calle se caracterizaron como personas que no tenían un hogar permanente. Desde este contexto, observamos que cada vez son más las personas excluidas de sus derechos básicos. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender la salud mental de las personas que viven en la calle. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo de revisión de la literatura, a través de artículos encontrados en las bases de datos SCIELO, Biblioteca Virtual en Salud y sitios web gubernamentales, donde se encontraron 45 artículos, de los cuales 13 artículos fueron seleccionados para el desarrollo del presente trabajo. Se observó la importancia de las clínicas de calle como puerta de entrada para que las personas que viven en la calle accedan a los servicios de salud y, en consecuencia, contribuyan a su reintegración a la sociedad. Las personas que viven en la calle viven de manera vulnerable, susceptibles a diversos factores que pueden comprometer su salud física y mental, los profesionales que trabajan con esta población a través de oficinas de calle deben estar preparados para atender esta demanda y la singularidad de toda la comunidad.Descriptores: Práctica de Calle, Personas sin Hogar, Atención de la Salud.


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 503-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Rodav ◽  
S. Levy ◽  
S. Hamdan

AbstractPurposeLittle is known about the clinical characteristics and motivations for engaging in non-suicide self-injury (NSSI) behaviors in adolescence. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, characteristics and functions of NSSI among adolescents in community settings, and to explore risk factors related to this behavior.Subjects and methodsTwo hundred and seventy-five adolescents aged 12 to 17 were recruited randomly from different High Schools in Israel. They completed self-report questionnaires assessing NSSI (Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory), depression (Children's Depression Inventory – CDI) and impulsivity (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale – BIS-II).ResultsIn the past year, 20.7% of the participants reported engaging NSSI at least once. Among them, 42.1% declared they are still engaging in NSSI at the present. Motives for NSSI were internal emotion regulation reasons, external emotion regulation reasons for social influences. In addition, the NSSI group reported significantly higher levels of depressive, impulsivity and suicidal ideations. Depressive symptoms were found as significant predictors of NSSI in the future.Discussion and conclusionsHigh rates of NSSI among community adolescents were found. Depression, impulsivity and suicidal ideation were found significantly related to NSSI. Mental health professionals in schools and in primary care should routinely assess NSSI among adolescents.


2003 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 651-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Schwartz ◽  
Heather M. Wendling

Countertransference reactions can either benefit or hinder mental health professionals during the therapeutic process. An awareness of countertransference reactions can aid clinicians in understanding and anticipating their own specific emotional responses toward certain client populations. Recent empirical research suggests that common countertransference reactions may occur in mental health professionals when relating to certain client types. Since a literature review indicated that more numerous and reliable tests have been developed to measure countertransference during the past decade, as well as better research designs, this article reviews and summarizes all empirical research studies on countertransference reactions toward specific client populations during the past 10 years, from 1990 to 2001.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Chen ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Yanfei Hou ◽  
Ding Liu ◽  
...  

Background: Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is becoming a serious public health concern worldwide. In recent years, there has seen a significant increase in both the growth rate and cases of NSSI in Eastern countries, such as Japan, India, and China. In China, most schools have a mental health office that comprises mental health professionals (MHPs), who are the first to respond to student mental health problems, which include NSSI. MHPs possess comprehensive knowledge as well as unique insight into adolescent NSSI. However, very few studies on NSSI have incorporated their perspectives. In this work, we seek to add novel insight by conducting a study focusing on adolescent NSSI from the perspective of MHPs.Methods: We recruited a total of 24 MHPs from different schools using purposive sampling and conducted a semi-structured interview on NSSI-related issues. Each interview was voice recorded and lasted ~30 min. A thematic analysis was performed for the responses to study the most common and concerning issues underlying NSSI.Results: We extracted three major themes and eight sub-themes from the interview records, which included (1) the impact of Chinese culture on NSSI (sex-bias discrimination, overly high expectations, and inappropriate parenting style); (2) life events in school (internet use, academic pressure, and romantic relationships); and (3) opinions on the status quo of NSSI in China (ignorance and stigma).Conclusion: Results showed that culturally sensitive influential factors, such as sex-bias discrimination, the imposing of unrealistic expectations for personal achievement, and inappropriate parenting style, should be given more attention to prevent, assess, and intervene in NSSI. Emerging factors of modern society and adolescent lifestyles, such as academic pressure, internet use, and romantic relationships, should also be considered for treatments.


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